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Project #1 Fairytale Appropriation:

You are going to a time based animation in Flash CS4.  The subject matter pertains to conceptual narrative imagery.  You will pick a fairytale narrative of your choice and create an image-based experience according to your style of storytelling. 

The purpose of the project is to help you think in terms of a series of images, to develop provocative narrative imagery. During the course of this project you will develop the use movie clips, movement, drawing with vector tools, principles of animation, camera shots, key framing, incorporating pixel based imagery, sound, animation techniques and work with appropriation techniques.  This project should reveal your personal version of the tale.  The story should serve as a starting point, but not restrict you to making your own version.

I would like you to push yourself past the obvious and literal imagery of your narrative.  Build a conceptual foundation according to your interest in your story. You should consider composition, color, texture, line, focal point, movement, and mood for your images.

Sound should be designed along with the imagery to enhance your narrative.  You can use any form of sound that is applicable such as, voice over, noise, music, ambient sounds or text.

Keep in mind camera angle, perspective, transitions and navigation. You are to create the viewer's experience.  Therefore, think about using timed transitions, fast cuts and perspective.

Requirements:

Part I: 3 Examples (video, animation etc)
Copy html code from YouTube or other sources and post to course blog.

Part II: Conceptual
In your journal

• Research a few versions of your fairytale.
• What is a fairytale?
• What is the moral of the story?
• Make notes on interesting points/characters in the story.
• Write a short synopsis of why you choose your story.
• What do you like about it?
• Where are you going to get your imagery?
• How are you going to make it yours?
• What time period?  Is it Victorian time, Contemporary, Futuristic?
• What is the mood?
• Does the story translate common social themes?
• Do you remember this story from childhood?
• Who is the main character/main action/ending/moral of the story…?
• Is there shocking, scary, funny, gross, silly, sexual, stupid things that happen in the fairy tale that your have chosen?
• What do you want the viewer to get out of the piece?

Write a synopsis of your version.  Tell me the story.

Part II: Storyboard

• Find 5 outstanding visual examples of storyboards.
• Size and Post your finding on the course blog.
• Create a storyboard with a minimum of 12 frames that can visually tell your story.  Your storyboard should reflect the look, feel and intentions of the piece.

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